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but yet you want to be the president of the united states and leader of the free world for everyone you're talking about. >> well, as many people have said, mitt romney is very good at, you know, telling people in the room what he thinks they want to hear. and so you're sitting in a room, in a very wealthy man's home in boca raton where everyone is has paid $50,000 each to listen to you speak. you kind of think maybe they want to hear that the women on "the view" except for elisabeth hasselbeck are sharp-tongued and hard to get along and whoopi goldberg said she would vote for me, ooh, what have i done wrong. and as you played out, they all laughed at that. so mitt romney in that room and on univision yesterday and probably on the set of "the view" in october is going to say exactly what he thinks the audience in front of him wants to hear as a way of getting their support. whether it's monetarily or electorally. >> but when you look at the polls, when people were asked who connects well with ordinary americans, president obama leads romney by 43 points. question of character. president ob
but yet you want to be the president of the united states and leader of the free world for everyone you're talking about. >> well, as many people have said, mitt romney is very good at, you know, telling people in the room what he thinks they want to hear. and so you're sitting in a room, in a very wealthy man's home in boca raton where everyone is has paid $50,000 each to listen to you speak. you kind of think maybe they want to hear that the women on "the view" except for...
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we have muslim americans here in the united states. we value them and cherish them. there are muslim americans that died in the twin towers. >> obama walked that statement back. >> it's set aside for daily prayer worshipping. to make that statement i think was correct. >> governor, obama eventually walked that statement back and said, it's not our position. so i'm just wondering -- >> not in our position in the wake of subsequent violence. certainly it is a position that we respect and value all religion and therefore the united states government abhors films like the film that is at controversy here. does anybody want to speak up and say that film's a great idea? >> no. i don't think so. no. >> raise your hand, republicans. >> well, thank you for joining us. you're a "cycle" regular. we'll see you soon. up next, foreign policy gets personal. obama versus romney on the u.s. and the world. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we
we have muslim americans here in the united states. we value them and cherish them. there are muslim americans that died in the twin towers. >> obama walked that statement back. >> it's set aside for daily prayer worshipping. to make that statement i think was correct. >> governor, obama eventually walked that statement back and said, it's not our position. so i'm just wondering -- >> not in our position in the wake of subsequent violence. certainly it is a position that...
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these subsidies caused two major problems here in the united states. they flood the american market with cheap chinese auto parts and also encourage the outsourcing of american manufacturing jobs to china. by doing this, china is putting american jobs at risk and it's exactly what president obama is trying to stop. meanwhile, mitt romney desperate, is trying to make the president look soft on china. they put out this commercial last week. >> seven times obama could have stopped china's cheating. seven times, he refused. >> it's time to stand up to the cheaters and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. >> barack obama, failing to stop cheating. >> romney's commercial is absolutely full of holes. president obama made that clear earlier today. >> we've brought more trade cases against china in one term than the previous administration did in two. and every case we brought that's been decided, we won. >> where are the fact checkers? president obama has done a number of things to crack down on china and mitt romney hasn't always agreed with the
these subsidies caused two major problems here in the united states. they flood the american market with cheap chinese auto parts and also encourage the outsourcing of american manufacturing jobs to china. by doing this, china is putting american jobs at risk and it's exactly what president obama is trying to stop. meanwhile, mitt romney desperate, is trying to make the president look soft on china. they put out this commercial last week. >> seven times obama could have stopped china's...
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but mitt romney does have to make the case why he should be president of the united states. i think he's been able to do that several times but he's got to do it forcefully over the next 48 days. >> there is a new "usa today" gallup poll swing states that finds more than one in five registered voters say they don't know who they're going to vote for or they could change their mind. we've been talking a lot about this very small, some people say six, eight, 10%. what are you going to be looking for over the next seven weeks that's going to tell you whether or not this race could swing one way or another definitively? >> i think you got to look at, you know, key battlegrounds. you know, does the president grow his lead in those key battlegrounds? right now you have national polls, kind of an interesting dynamic. national polls are a bit tighter. but then you look at the certain battleground polls in particular what governor romney needs to win in order to have a path to win. ohio, florida, virginia depending on the polls he is down in all three of them. in ohio in particular.
but mitt romney does have to make the case why he should be president of the united states. i think he's been able to do that several times but he's got to do it forcefully over the next 48 days. >> there is a new "usa today" gallup poll swing states that finds more than one in five registered voters say they don't know who they're going to vote for or they could change their mind. we've been talking a lot about this very small, some people say six, eight, 10%. what are you...
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maybe it will make it across the pound to the united states. >> i've never met a carb i didn't like. >> me either. >> michelle caruso-cabrera, thank you very much. >> thanks. >>> forget spending all your money on big home renovations. some of the 1% are shelling out big bucks for new homes. there's a new report from coldwell banker that's highlighting neighborhoods where $10 million houses are just the norm. here's a few. malibu, california. bel air, california. aspen, colorado. miami beach, florida. and yes, right here, new york, new york. ♪ woman 1: this isn't just another election. we're voting for... the future of our medicare and social security. man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org [ male announcer ] introducing a reason to
maybe it will make it across the pound to the united states. >> i've never met a carb i didn't like. >> me either. >> michelle caruso-cabrera, thank you very much. >> thanks. >>> forget spending all your money on big home renovations. some of the 1% are shelling out big bucks for new homes. there's a new report from coldwell banker that's highlighting neighborhoods where $10 million houses are just the norm. here's a few. malibu, california. bel air, california....
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, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never was and never has been. look, there are still warring flags out there, and to my friends and colleagues in pennsylvania, don't take anything for granted. the voter i.d. law if it stands is going to hurt us. there's no question about that, chris. i still believe the debates are going to be a factor and governor romney can recover in the debates. lastly, don't believe for a minute that they're not going to spend any money in pennsylvania. the super pac will come in in the last six or seven weeks and try to swamp the state with ads. swamp the state. >> i agree. all t
, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never...
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what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the issue. you had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, had you to elevate al qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy agenda. as michael said, they came into office with the view of terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and iraq in particular. in the days after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations saying, are you sure iraq wasn't involved in it? it got to the point where we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information. iraq was not behind this attack. >> well, we're going to be digging through this for the rest of our lives. thank
what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the...
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that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. sy told you before and i will tell you again the the path i'm offering is not necessarily going to be quick or easy. because the truth is, it's going to take more than few years to solve challenges that built up over decades. but i can tell you this, virginia, this is america. our problems can be solved and our challenges can be met. we've got the best workers in the world, the best business people and entrepreneurs and scientists and researchers in the world, colleges and universities in the world. there's not a country on earth that wouldn't trade places with the united states of america. so the path i'm offering may be harder, but it leads to a better place. i'm offering a practical, five-point plan to create jobs, and grow the middle class. and rebuild the economy on a stronger foundation. so let me break it down in case you guys missed the convention. just in case. or just in case you only saw michele. number one -- >> that was president obama speaking to a riled up crowd in wood
that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. sy told you before and i will tell you again the the path i'm offering is not necessarily going to be quick or easy. because the truth is, it's going to take more than few years to solve challenges that built up over decades. but i can tell you this, virginia, this is america. our problems can be solved and our challenges can be met. we've got the best workers in the world, the best business people and entrepreneurs and...
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diplomatic corps and, indeed, entire nation reels from an attack on the united states consulate in libya with four americans killed, including ambassador christopher stevens. the president visited the state department earlier today signing a book of condolence in honor of ambassador stevens. flags have been ordered at half-staff at white house and all public buildings for five days to honor the deceased. with 55 days until election, violence in libya and cairo has also become a flash point in the presidential campaign. providing a perfect case study in how these candidates respond to crisis. the president spoke in the rose garden this morning, alongside secretary of state hillary clinton. >> as americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because our people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the yat of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see justice is done for this terrible act. make no mistake, justice will be done. >>
diplomatic corps and, indeed, entire nation reels from an attack on the united states consulate in libya with four americans killed, including ambassador christopher stevens. the president visited the state department earlier today signing a book of condolence in honor of ambassador stevens. flags have been ordered at half-staff at white house and all public buildings for five days to honor the deceased. with 55 days until election, violence in libya and cairo has also become a flash point in...
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remember, we reported yrd presen morsi had tough words about the united states. secretary clinton met with the presidents of libya, pakistan and to hold talks with benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in new york iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad looked to stoke an already ten situion t mas during his remarks at the general assembly. he declared that israel is bullying the united states over iran's alleged threat of a nuclear weapon. ahmadijad said he's not worried abo the threat of an attack on hisunhe ct inaonal countries against his country are "not that bad." says we're doing fine. >>> mitt romney schorpening his attacks when it comes to the president's handling of foreign policy. pueblo, the republican candid keyedn on thi sese during his "60 minutes" interview, anti-unrest around the world. >> align ourselves with democracy, universal right, a notion that people haveo b ab to participate in their own governance, but i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps ins road. >> he said the developments in the middle east a
remember, we reported yrd presen morsi had tough words about the united states. secretary clinton met with the presidents of libya, pakistan and to hold talks with benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in new york iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad looked to stoke an already ten situion t mas during his remarks at the general assembly. he declared that israel is bullying the united states over iran's alleged threat of a nuclear weapon. ahmadijad said he's not worried abo the threat of an attack on...
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you're saying you are anti the united states government and you're saying you're anti the united states to a certain degree. it's pushed the democrats to saying no, we care about the american project. >> the true conservative party, the democrats. >> citizenship. citizenship. we actually have to go hear the president speak right now. he may update us on his thoughts about the jobs numbers or not. let's take a listen. >> one of the best senators in the country, senator shaheen. your mayor, eric spear. and your next congresswoman, carol shea porter and annie custler. it is good to see all of you. it's just great to be back in portsmouth. i was telling john that -- i love you back. i was telling john that i will always have great memories of portsmouth because one of the things that happens as you're running for president is the bubble starts closing in on you, so i still remember some of the last places where i got to take a walk with nobody around, and portsmouth in 2007 was one of those places. it was a gorgeous day like today and i actually, we walked and we came right down here, and t
you're saying you are anti the united states government and you're saying you're anti the united states to a certain degree. it's pushed the democrats to saying no, we care about the american project. >> the true conservative party, the democrats. >> citizenship. citizenship. we actually have to go hear the president speak right now. he may update us on his thoughts about the jobs numbers or not. let's take a listen. >> one of the best senators in the country, senator shaheen....
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. >> let's me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> egypt's new president finally denounces the violence. but has yet to prove himself to president obama as the president explained to jose diaz-balart. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but we don't consider them an enemy. they're a new government trying to find its way. they were democratly elected. >> what about mitt romney? >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here, and you know, governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later, and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. >> after backlash from some even in his own party, romney in virginia today did not repeat his criticism of the president's handling of the crisis. >> right now we're in mourning, we've lost four of our diplomats across the world. we're thinking about their families and those that they've left behind. what a tragedy. >> a different tone indeed. do you think the repub
. >> let's me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> egypt's new president finally denounces the violence. but has yet to prove himself to president obama as the president explained to jose diaz-balart. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but we don't consider them an enemy. they're a new government trying to find its way....
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the infamous birth question, was the president born in the united states. under our constitution he has t be born here to be prid rlipryvoters, 37% they do not think barack obama was born here. just 2 in 5 say the president was american born and, therefore, a legitimate president. when you ask the president's religion, this gets scary. a majority of all voters don't take him atis word. just 49%. this is all vote, sa he' st w i what he says he is. and 30% of republicans and 34% of conservative republicans say obama is a muslim. simple as that. here is the point. these bad numbers, saying twice wrg, tse 34%,cet therurears ago. when he came in people took him at face value. i'm american born, viously. i got a whole history, it was announced when i was born in honolulu, in all the papers there, and i am what i am, a christian. i go to this church that caused him a lot of trouble. do we remember that? he went to a chur, jeremiah wright's church that got him in all the trouble. why did we change from that to this -- they're all becoming donald trumps, mini trumps
the infamous birth question, was the president born in the united states. under our constitution he has t be born here to be prid rlipryvoters, 37% they do not think barack obama was born here. just 2 in 5 say the president was american born and, therefore, a legitimate president. when you ask the president's religion, this gets scary. a majority of all voters don't take him atis word. just 49%. this is all vote, sa he' st w i what he says he is. and 30% of republicans and 34% of conservative...
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. >> it began with a perfect aaa credit rating for the united states. it ends with a downgraded america. >> the reason the country's debt rating was downgraded is everyone who watches this program and others on msnbc and read the newspapers know, it had a lot to do with the republican congress playing a dangerous game of chicken over the debt, refusing to compromise. here is what he said about the simpson-bowles debt commission. this is again paul ryan skating around the truth. >> he created a new bipartisan debt commission. they came back with an urgent report. he thanked them, sent them on their way, and then did exactly nothing. >> "they, they," the commission. he was on the commission. the fact he leaves out is he actually sat on the commission. paul ryan, that guy there, and voted against his final urgent report and many believed helped bring it all down despite dick durbin voting for it. and tom coburn of oklahoma. mayor, here's a guy that's able to go before the national audience, sort of debuting himself, and presents himself as someone who isn'
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every single one of those countries who had a hostile regime to the united states, who had a list of grievances against america and would wrap themselves this victimhood about how america had been so wrong to them, this president has coddled and appeased. >> for insight, i want to bring in jim frederick, international editor for "time" magazine. the cover story is about the anti-american protests. the agents of outrage. also, shira tchtupplet, also joining us. long time aide for senator john mccain, wrote something in real clear politics. saying in part, quote, the rush by republicans including mitt romney, sarah palin and scores of other conservatives to condemn president obama for policies they claim helped precipitate the attacks is as tortured in its reasoning as it is unseemly in its timing. we just heard from rick santorum there, as well. how has the romney campaign responded to the backlash over his comments? >> well, initially they didn't even blink. they held a press conference, they doubled down on the issue, they didn't see anything wrong with it. and in the following day,
every single one of those countries who had a hostile regime to the united states, who had a list of grievances against america and would wrap themselves this victimhood about how america had been so wrong to them, this president has coddled and appeased. >> for insight, i want to bring in jim frederick, international editor for "time" magazine. the cover story is about the anti-american protests. the agents of outrage. also, shira tchtupplet, also joining us. long time aide for...
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we've got a campaign which is tied with an incumbent president of the united states. i've got a very effective campaign. it's doing a very good job. but not everything i say is elegant, and i want to make it very clear, i want to help 100% of the american people. >> in back-to-back interviews on "60 minutes," both candidates laid out their vision and admitted mistakes. romney said he spoke inelegantly. the president admitting he hadn't changed the culture in washington. >> i'm the first one to confess that the spirit that i brought to washington, that i wanted to see instituted where we weren't constantly in a political slugfest but were focused more on problem solving, you know, i haven't fully accomplished that. >> here's the brand-new politico/george washington university battleground poll. the president has a slight lead over romney, and barring a major event, the window may be closing for romney to make inroads in those key battleground states. let me bring in real politics reporter erin pike and politico's alexander burns. good morning to both of you. erin, not
we've got a campaign which is tied with an incumbent president of the united states. i've got a very effective campaign. it's doing a very good job. but not everything i say is elegant, and i want to make it very clear, i want to help 100% of the american people. >> in back-to-back interviews on "60 minutes," both candidates laid out their vision and admitted mistakes. romney said he spoke inelegantly. the president admitting he hadn't changed the culture in washington. >>...
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i'm president of the united states. >> that's right. there was a sort of put up or shut up moment there, too, that was right around that time when he started talking about foreign policy. and mitt romney going over to england for instance. the mention of beijing and how are you going to negotiate with beijing when you can't visit an olympics without insulting our greatest ally, the united kingdom there. >> they also reestablished the special relationship. you notice that? he reestablished england as our best ally. former president bill clinton was filled with great moments. he pounded republicans with a pointed substantive speech. let's watch a bit of big bill. >> they want to go back to the same old policies that got us in trouble in the first place. they want to cut taxes for high income americans even more than president bush did. they want to get rid of the pesy financial regulations to prohibit future bailouts. as a president once said, there they go again. >> did you like that, mr. reagan? >> yes, i liked that a lot. bill clinton
i'm president of the united states. >> that's right. there was a sort of put up or shut up moment there, too, that was right around that time when he started talking about foreign policy. and mitt romney going over to england for instance. the mention of beijing and how are you going to negotiate with beijing when you can't visit an olympics without insulting our greatest ally, the united kingdom there. >> they also reestablished the special relationship. you notice that? he...
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those decisions may end up deciding who becomes the next president of the united states. i think sometimes it might be hard for you to give people a sense of the importance of state judges. >> i hope you are right. the whole purpose of this video is increase participation in these elections. the state supreme courts and state courts in general are deciding the important legal questions of all of us. state courts decide 95% of the criminal cases and civil cases which isn't to say federal courts aren't important. but in states where we elect state supreme justices. we don't have enough people voting. corporate interest groups donate huge amounts of money to candidates and according to the report for the center of american progress the states that have seen the most money in judicial elections now have supreme courts that are dominated by pro corporate judges. the issue as you well know is kind of the issue of our day. it is obviously something we are going to have to struggle with. in the context of money and judicial elections i think it is important and i think folks on b
those decisions may end up deciding who becomes the next president of the united states. i think sometimes it might be hard for you to give people a sense of the importance of state judges. >> i hope you are right. the whole purpose of this video is increase participation in these elections. the state supreme courts and state courts in general are deciding the important legal questions of all of us. state courts decide 95% of the criminal cases and civil cases which isn't to say federal...
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you're the only thing between him and this crackpot getting into the united states senate. i wish you would get a little tougher. look at the things he stands for. he wants to get rid of medicare. and then he wants to abolish the minimum wage. there's a lot of people out there who got their first job with a minimum wage and needed it to get protection. he wants to get rid of student loans. i had student loans all through college. i had an assistantship in college and grad schools. a lot of us couldn't go to quality schools if we didn't have that kind of help. what is he talking about saying we got to get rid of student loans and calling it stage three cancer? it wasn't that for me. what's he talking about? >> that's just it, it's not what he has said that's the problem, it's what he believes that is the problem. >> thank you for joining us. good to have you on as always. >>> up next, stephen colbert tackles the latest desperate cry from the right. the polls show president obama leading and mitt romney says they are unfair. what about updated equipment? they can help, but re
you're the only thing between him and this crackpot getting into the united states senate. i wish you would get a little tougher. look at the things he stands for. he wants to get rid of medicare. and then he wants to abolish the minimum wage. there's a lot of people out there who got their first job with a minimum wage and needed it to get protection. he wants to get rid of student loans. i had student loans all through college. i had an assistantship in college and grad schools. a lot of us...
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government has denounced. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> nbc's my taibbi in burbank. you've been looking at who is responsible and the strange story behind the production of this vile video. >> andrea, strange is one word, perhaps the other one word that most applies to this search for the truth behind this, who made it, how it came to be is murky. two egyptian born coptic christians ultrasun kevtives involved according to sources who have spoken to reporters including us. one of them started a charity and it's called media for christ, about 30 miles east of los angeles, and that's where the studios are where much of this movie was shot in the summer of 2011p. who's responsible for the content neither one of the two gentlemen is on a watch list for any hate speech watch groups at this point. says that they're responsible for the content. only one a man named steve klein, a flamboyant guy in his writings and web tv show and leaflet campa
government has denounced. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> nbc's my taibbi in burbank. you've been looking at who is responsible and the strange story behind the production of this vile video. >> andrea, strange is one word, perhaps the other one word that most applies to this search for the truth behind this, who made it, how...
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states. president obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. today's polls were conducted over the backlash of obama's embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president obama will win 308 electoral college votes and president obama has a 76% chance of winning the election. there isn't any turn this week that it is going his way. the poll was conducted only the last day did the response to the poll come up. that could be a larger effect. >> you can see why people are starting to voice their disapproval in strong words. i think what you are seeing, is not only is the president pulling on a lead, but this support is hardening and enthusiasm is goes up. a lot of people are saying, things will reset. but at some point h
states. president obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. today's polls were conducted over the backlash of obama's embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president obama will win 308 electoral college votes and...
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states. they have a daunting map. they did not get a bounce from the convention. >> negative one from the convention. >> and if you look at the gallup poll today, obama has had a 12-point positive swing on job approv approval. democrats did not have to have an empty chair on the stage because we're running against two empty suits. he voted against simpson bowles, he's the guy that caused it. he criticized the president and the vote, the position on se que. >> i keep saying to you, the man is not interested in facts. >> well, i'm coming to a point. >> please. >> he criticized stimulus. asked for stimulus money. this is a guy who can't even tell the truth about the time he ran in a marathon, when he claimed he ran under a three hour marathon when fs actually over four hours. he has become a net negative because it has force d the discussion on so many of the vulnerable points on the republicans, the discussion about medicare as wen it. the fact they don't have a plan when it comes to the debt,
states. they have a daunting map. they did not get a bounce from the convention. >> negative one from the convention. >> and if you look at the gallup poll today, obama has had a 12-point positive swing on job approv approval. democrats did not have to have an empty chair on the stage because we're running against two empty suits. he voted against simpson bowles, he's the guy that caused it. he criticized the president and the vote, the position on se que. >> i keep saying to...
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she had a line about the united states being the greatest country in the world, which sometimes liberals don't say. she talked about military families. i thought, you know, if you take the measures by which we look at speeches, the technical proficiency, how well it's written, how well it's delivered, the dog whistles to different groups, you couldn't see a better speech in terms of how it was written or how she performed. now, we have to always remember the point of this is to influence voters out in the country. my guess is if there's a convention bounce, it will be due in no small part to the speech she gave along with the big ones we're expecting. >> let me speak briefly. we want to talk about julian castro, whether or not he delivered as a rising star and the outreach to not only texas but to the hispanic community, but also this change of venue tomorrow night and how that will affect their basic reason for doing that was not just the television audience. they were planning to do a registration drive, they were planning to do a get out the vote drive. they were going to have 65,000
she had a line about the united states being the greatest country in the world, which sometimes liberals don't say. she talked about military families. i thought, you know, if you take the measures by which we look at speeches, the technical proficiency, how well it's written, how well it's delivered, the dog whistles to different groups, you couldn't see a better speech in terms of how it was written or how she performed. now, we have to always remember the point of this is to influence voters...
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you're the only thing between him and this crackpot getting into the united states senate. i wish you would get a little tougher. look at the things he stands for. he wants to get rid of medicare. and then he wants to abolish the minimum wage. there's a lot of people out there who got their first job with a minimum wage and needed it to get protection. he wants to get rid of student loans. i had student loans all through college. i got a fellowship i was offered in grad school. a lot of us couldn't go to quality schools if we didn't have that kind of help. what is he talking about saying we got to get rid of student loans and calling it stage three cancer? it wasn't that for me. what's he talking about? >> that's just it, it's not what he has said that's the problem, it's what he believes that is the problem. i don't think government is the answer, but, chris, government is not the enemy, and even further yesterday, this was an amazing piece of tape that we'll be happy to share with you for a later date. he actually said that he was against the equal pay act because he thou
you're the only thing between him and this crackpot getting into the united states senate. i wish you would get a little tougher. look at the things he stands for. he wants to get rid of medicare. and then he wants to abolish the minimum wage. there's a lot of people out there who got their first job with a minimum wage and needed it to get protection. he wants to get rid of student loans. i had student loans all through college. i got a fellowship i was offered in grad school. a lot of us...
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one of the things that helped me was to be simple in the united states. i was allowed to come here by the american authorities and live a private life freely so i gained my liberty back here gradually. in the end there was a deal between the governments and that ended it. >> an honor to have you here. i'm glad you have made it this far. >>> caught. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start tonight with, if i were a rich man. ♪ dumb. it's one thing to be rich and have the majority of voters convinced you're out to help the rich. is there anything dumber to be caught pandering to your fellow rich? hey, buddy, give me $50,000 i'll give you dinner and tell you what i really think. what does mitt romney really think about that 47% out there, the ones he'll never catch at a party like this? he called them a bunch of free loaders who want breakfast in bed and who want people at the 50k dinners to foot the bill. tonight the morning after, and yes, we've got more tapes of that infamous dinner to remember. that t
one of the things that helped me was to be simple in the united states. i was allowed to come here by the american authorities and live a private life freely so i gained my liberty back here gradually. in the end there was a deal between the governments and that ended it. >> an honor to have you here. i'm glad you have made it this far. >>> caught. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start tonight with, if i...
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he's running for united states senator. and by the way, you're right that you couldn't get him to say the word romney with a subpoena. he talks about support for some of obama's policies. but he would vote to make mitch mcconnell the majority -- he talked about being bipartisan. here's the deal. with the democrats in the senate, he's had a chance to be bipartisan. because harry reid and the democratic leadership have brought up things in conjunction with the administration. but we see what goes on in the house. if mitch mcconnell becomes the majority leader, it won't make any difference if scott brown would have voted for equal pay or would have voted for this because he'll get no opportunity to do it. mitch mcconnell has said his first-term goal was so defeat obama. his next-term goal would be to frustrate. him. that's why senator brown did not want to talk about issues except for his vehement objectio raising the taxes on the richest people in the country. other than that, i was disappointed by a snarky, personal attack n
he's running for united states senator. and by the way, you're right that you couldn't get him to say the word romney with a subpoena. he talks about support for some of obama's policies. but he would vote to make mitch mcconnell the majority -- he talked about being bipartisan. here's the deal. with the democrats in the senate, he's had a chance to be bipartisan. because harry reid and the democratic leadership have brought up things in conjunction with the administration. but we see what goes...
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this idea of we're not red states or blue states, we're the united states. everybody got excited about that. the problem is that's not the way he's acted. the results have decimated the economy, and consequently we're not producing the way we could and should. >> one of the specifics of the speech waufle it was short on details. you have to really lay out how your program will be different. here's some of the reaction over the weekend. >> when governor romney finally had a chance to reveal the secret sauce, he did not offer a single new idea. >> what he missed was the opportunity to talk about not how much he loves his family, but what he will do for the american people and their families. >> their platform was locked up in the same vault as mitt romney's tax returns. >> by contrast, romney campai-- romney miss an important opportunity to say exactly what he will do to jump-start 9 economy? >> no, i thought whenned country got to see ann romney, it was absolutely wonderful. ann, mitt romney and paul ryan, they laid out who he is and the vision for the countr
this idea of we're not red states or blue states, we're the united states. everybody got excited about that. the problem is that's not the way he's acted. the results have decimated the economy, and consequently we're not producing the way we could and should. >> one of the specifics of the speech waufle it was short on details. you have to really lay out how your program will be different. here's some of the reaction over the weekend. >> when governor romney finally had a chance to...
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wade is how the united states is getting taken over by sharia law. roe v. wade is sharia law, that's what the man says. and that's where the republican party put its vice presidential nominee to speak today. that's how they decided to clean up after their presidential nominee this week denounced the u.s. embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at dev
wade is how the united states is getting taken over by sharia law. roe v. wade is sharia law, that's what the man says. and that's where the republican party put its vice presidential nominee to speak today. that's how they decided to clean up after their presidential nominee this week denounced the u.s. embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they...
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may god bless these united states of america. ok the nissana and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> new poll numbers are down in the presidential race. check the hardball scoreboard. obama has three points lead over romney. 49 to 46. we showed you how president obama is leading in florida, ohio, virginia. and one more state to add,
may god bless these united states of america. ok the nissana and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20...
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i know this sounds odd, but i had this strange feeling he could be president of the united states some day. i always joke, now i take betty lou to the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little-known candidate with the unusual name, defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you. >> obama's come-from-behind victory won him wide attention. he soon got a call to deliver the keynote at the democratic national convention. >> and as soon as he hung up he said i know what i want to say. i want to wrap my story in the larger american story and for the next three weeks, he was writing on little scraps of paper wherever he went in between campaign stops. then he pulled it altogether. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats, but i've got news for them too, we worship an awesome god in the blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red
i know this sounds odd, but i had this strange feeling he could be president of the united states some day. i always joke, now i take betty lou to the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little-known candidate with the unusual name, defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you. >> obama's come-from-behind victory won him wide attention. he soon got...
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that tony get together where the republican nominee for president of the united states shared his deepest beliefs about the two kinds of people in this country, those who give, like him, and those who take and loaf and vote for obama. joining me now is david corn with mother jones the author of "showdown," out in paper back, and "new york times" jonathan heilemann. we have new tape to show you from that fund-raiser including what he said about the israeli/palestinian conflict. before we get to that, here is that shocking tape from romney talking about the 47% of americans who he says are definitely not voting for -- are definitely voting for obama, not for him. he was answering a question from a donor apparently. the tape was first posted by the great mother jones magazine. let's watch. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right. there are 47% who are with him who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, t
that tony get together where the republican nominee for president of the united states shared his deepest beliefs about the two kinds of people in this country, those who give, like him, and those who take and loaf and vote for obama. joining me now is david corn with mother jones the author of "showdown," out in paper back, and "new york times" jonathan heilemann. we have new tape to show you from that fund-raiser including what he said about the israeli/palestinian...
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we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that barack obama joins his fellow presidents here, children will look up and ask their parents, what was that like? how did it feel? and we will say, each of us in our own way, that this event that happened in our time made america bigger a
we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that barack obama joins his fellow presidents here, children will look up and ask their parents, what was that like? how did it feel? and we will say, each of us in our own way, that this event that happened in our time made america bigger a
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we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that
we're going to be going forward and remind the entire world just why it is the united states is the greatest nation on earth. thank you, everybody! god bless you. >> when the day comes that
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. >> that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> four more years! f four more years! >> hold on a second. hold on a second. i want you to know though because some of you may not have been paying attention at the convention because, you know, you were still thinking about michelle and how good she was. [ cheers and applause ] or maybe you're still talking about president clinton and how he broke it down. [ cheers and applause ] well, i want everybody to be clear, the path i'm offering isn't quick or easy. it's going to take more than a few years to deal with all the challenges that we face. but let me tell you something, when i hear the other side talking about how the nation is in decline, i tell them, you must not be getting out much. because this is america. and we've still got the best workers in the world and the best entrepreneurs in the world and the best scientists and researchers in the world and the best colleges and universities in the world, and there's not a country on earth that wouldn't trade places with us right now. so i'm confident
. >> that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> four more years! f four more years! >> hold on a second. hold on a second. i want you to know though because some of you may not have been paying attention at the convention because, you know, you were still thinking about michelle and how good she was. [ cheers and applause ] or maybe you're still talking about president clinton and how he broke it down. [ cheers and applause ] well, i want...
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why is this guy still able to walk before a camera and say, i want to be a united states senator? >> well, first of all, i love the idea that he has a democratic woman in his campaign photo there, because, of course, democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race. because he's the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know, this is maybe the luckiest man alive, because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the conventions came. and now mitt romney's in trouble. that's the bigger distraction for the republicans than what's happening in missouri. all eyes are off him. the democrats are laying low. they don't want to bring this thing up again, until they hit the 25th, when he has to stay on >> well, he's still in the race, because he won the primary. republicans had other choices in the primary. it was a three-way race, and he won it. and he can continue to stay on the ballot. the official date is the 25th. that's tuesday, as you mentioned. but, actually, it might be a few days earlier than that, because officials
why is this guy still able to walk before a camera and say, i want to be a united states senator? >> well, first of all, i love the idea that he has a democratic woman in his campaign photo there, because, of course, democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race. because he's the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know, this is maybe the luckiest man alive, because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the...
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and this is a problem really for the afghan government more than it is for the united states. >> general wesley clark, sir, thanks for your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> under review the pennsylvania supreme court sends that controversial voter i.d. law back down to a lower court to determine if it could be implemented without disenfranchising voters. with such little time to go until the election how will this issue be decided? plus, arrested again. wait until you hear what lindsay lohan has done this time around. . [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. cho
and this is a problem really for the afghan government more than it is for the united states. >> general wesley clark, sir, thanks for your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> under review the pennsylvania supreme court sends that controversial voter i.d. law back down to a lower court to determine if it could be implemented without disenfranchising voters. with such little time to go until the election how will this issue be decided? plus, arrested again. wait until you...
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or blue states but the united states of america and he didn't even say those words in just that form. that's what we remember. for the president it's a matter of making the case, especially on the point of hope. maybe the most valuable thing that bill clinton did for him last night was saying hey we got this far. things are still tough but we're on the verge of programs that will pay off this coming four years, believe me president clinton said. that's the baton that president obama can pick up and carry. >> jonathan, beyond those little phrases that can be so important and that people can talk about or can remember, there's a bigger feeling that people do tend to take away from speeches at least if they sit and watch the whole thing and one of the criticisms of mitt romney's speech it was short on specifics. the president has said himself that he intends to tell the american people much more specifically what he intends to do. does he need to do that and if so how much perspectivity? -- specificity? >> the most common criticism after any political speech it should have been more spe
or blue states but the united states of america and he didn't even say those words in just that form. that's what we remember. for the president it's a matter of making the case, especially on the point of hope. maybe the most valuable thing that bill clinton did for him last night was saying hey we got this far. things are still tough but we're on the verge of programs that will pay off this coming four years, believe me president clinton said. that's the baton that president obama can pick up...
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he exiled and went back to the united states. basketball had caught fire, and the soviet union tried to crush all of the culture, the language, the religion, singing, dancing, anything that was lit wanian, but they couldn't crush basketball. during the darkest times during that 50-year occupation, lit wanians looked up to the athletes. they didn't have lithuania on their chest. they looked to them for inspirgs and it was a source of pride. many sent to siberia set up basketball kouts there. it let them do something they felt was lit wanian and gave them a will to live out there. >> this is a real deep story and meant a lot to you obviously. is it that is right you're part lit wanian or ultimate underdog story or something else in this for you? >> i remember -- >> it's his favorite thing. >> i can remember all the family holiday. my fathers and uncles played basketball in the town park. in the early '90s they wore the lithuan lithuanii lithuaniian tie-dye t-shirts. this summer i'm watching the olympics and the u.s. dream team bowl
he exiled and went back to the united states. basketball had caught fire, and the soviet union tried to crush all of the culture, the language, the religion, singing, dancing, anything that was lit wanian, but they couldn't crush basketball. during the darkest times during that 50-year occupation, lit wanians looked up to the athletes. they didn't have lithuania on their chest. they looked to them for inspirgs and it was a source of pride. many sent to siberia set up basketball kouts there. it...
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states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major role in getting rid of the person that they called the brutal dictator that ruled them for years. it's a complex issue. i should add one more thing. this event, we are hearing reports and attributing it to libya, and it's a broad spectrum. we don't know the details of that yet. we know as small as they are, some strands of the sal sraez are capable of implicating large parts of public opinion. and we have been hearing reports over the last few weeks that remanence of the gadhafi regime are still in existence, and they are trying to undermined the situation in libya, and the chief was recently handed over to the libyans, and there is a cocktail of so many factors. the bottom line is the situation, the security situation in libya is still very complex, and it still prevents a challenge not just to the united states, but to the neighbors of libya and to the neighbors. >> we know there have been marines sent to help stabilize the situation as weyou, ab deerl jazeera. pass along we
states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major role in getting rid of the person that they called the brutal dictator that ruled them for years. it's a complex issue. i should add one more thing. this event, we are hearing reports and attributing it to libya, and it's a broad spectrum. we don't know the details of that yet. we know as small as they are, some strands of the sal sraez are capable of implicating large parts of public...
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. >> this is a guy in the president of the united states who believes in infrastructure as one of the growth engines for this country. we should also be very clear for every dollar spent, it is a multiplier of 1.6 times on gdp. the fastest multiplier for any business. he put out a bill that didn't get past. how could you not pass intrasfrkture? i hosted a summit that had the chamber of commerce on one side and the unions on the other side both begging. >> this is the middle and regulation in texas both begging for it. the idea that we have a polar e polarizing environment today. >> pole riarize in washington. >> this is one of the great tragedies. there is common ground between business and between labor and it has to do with investing in human infrastructure and there is a desire on the part of republicans even stuff that is good for small businesses and even stuff that is good for infrastructure, the republicans won't pass their own bills because they would rather see the economic pain build up than have the country move forward and have obama get credit for it. i think that has to
. >> this is a guy in the president of the united states who believes in infrastructure as one of the growth engines for this country. we should also be very clear for every dollar spent, it is a multiplier of 1.6 times on gdp. the fastest multiplier for any business. he put out a bill that didn't get past. how could you not pass intrasfrkture? i hosted a summit that had the chamber of commerce on one side and the unions on the other side both begging. >> this is the middle and...
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that is one big concern right now, there maybe homegrown extremists located in the united states who may have no prior direct connections to a terrorist group but are going to see this and decide this is a good time to act. this is a good reason to act. this is a good impetus to act. >> nguywe know that al qaeda dr to moments chaos to revive themselves, especially areas where it's perceived the u.s. is somewhat weak. as we're slated to withdraw from afghanistan, do you think it's fair to say that post-withdrawal afghanistan will be a prime location for al qaeda to set up shop again. >> that's part of the problem with afghanistan and withdrawing from afghanistan. al qaeda historically looks for power vacuums to thrive. they look for places where there's absent central control, and we've cena in north africa and somalia and afghanistan and pakistan. that's the big dilemma, if we withdraw our military presence in afghanistan how does that affect vis-a-vis tack stan and afghanistan? they leapfrog back and for. do they leapfrog back from pakistan into afghanistan. >> when you talk about c
that is one big concern right now, there maybe homegrown extremists located in the united states who may have no prior direct connections to a terrorist group but are going to see this and decide this is a good time to act. this is a good reason to act. this is a good impetus to act. >> nguywe know that al qaeda dr to moments chaos to revive themselves, especially areas where it's perceived the u.s. is somewhat weak. as we're slated to withdraw from afghanistan, do you think it's fair to...
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no specifics in any of the policies that he would want to pursue as president of the united states. when you are president you can't afford to leave things off the table. to not talk about afghanistan, not talk about iraq, to not talk about medicare, to not talk about social security, it is to basically ask you the american people to vote for you, literally as a blank slate. in the case of governor romney, a blank etch-a-sketch. the problems facing the country are so big -- the american people -- i think the consideration that they will come to is should we take a chance on someone who is a blank slate. compared to the guy that's in office now. >> i will have to leave it there. thank for your time tonight. be sure to catch steve on "the cycle" weekdays at 3:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. coming up, there he goes again. the marathon man. paul ryan running to new lengths to strength the truth. >> what they are trying to suggest is that i said obama was responsible. that's not what i was saying. read the speech. >> read the speech? sir, we all watched the speech. it is not getting better wi
no specifics in any of the policies that he would want to pursue as president of the united states. when you are president you can't afford to leave things off the table. to not talk about afghanistan, not talk about iraq, to not talk about medicare, to not talk about social security, it is to basically ask you the american people to vote for you, literally as a blank slate. in the case of governor romney, a blank etch-a-sketch. the problems facing the country are so big -- the american people...
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howard dean would be the democratic nominee and president of the united states if that was the case. you have to give people a reason to vote for you. >> steve, you make pay compelling argument there. the debates, perhaps, michael, the next opportunity and the last opportunity for mitt romney to make this case. both sides have elised memos. this is beth myers of the romney campaign. this is what she says in part. it's clear that president obama will use his ample rhett for cal gifts in debating experience at one end. we expect a 90-minute attack ad. david axelrod not to be outdone by the obama campaign. saying we expect mitt romney to be prepared, disciplined and aaggressive. the first debate generally favor challengers. both sides are trying to manage expectations here? >> absolutely. >> this guy's really good. >> how do we get in the ring with him all of a sudden? >> right. >> they're skilled on their feet. that's how they got this far. i don't know that the second and third debate will matter that much for governor romney if there isn't something significant out of debate number o
howard dean would be the democratic nominee and president of the united states if that was the case. you have to give people a reason to vote for you. >> steve, you make pay compelling argument there. the debates, perhaps, michael, the next opportunity and the last opportunity for mitt romney to make this case. both sides have elised memos. this is beth myers of the romney campaign. this is what she says in part. it's clear that president obama will use his ample rhett for cal gifts in...
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. >> the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! >> five days after iowa, obama lost narrowly the clinton in new hampshire. it was going to be a long, brutal contest for the nomination. >> i am still fired up and ready to go. >> obama's appeal to voters was undeniable, as he campaigned around the country. he was often joined by his debonair family. >> hi! >> sasha, do you want to say hi? >> hi! >> so what do we want to ask everybody to do on tuesday? >> vote for daddy! >> the american culture is really a culture that is obsessed with possibility. tomorrow we'll be better, tomorrow we'll be richer, tomorrow we'll be bigger, tomorrow we'll solve our problems. and barack obama really seized hold of that fundamental motif in american culture. >> when we cast aside the doubts and the fears, when we don't accept what the cynics tell us we have to accept, but instead we reach for what is possible. >> one thing that republicans, i think, miss about barack obama is the fact that he inspired like no other political figure of this generation.
. >> the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! >> five days after iowa, obama lost narrowly the clinton in new hampshire. it was going to be a long, brutal contest for the nomination. >> i am still fired up and ready to go. >> obama's appeal to voters was undeniable, as he campaigned around the country. he was often joined by his debonair family. >> hi! >> sasha, do you want to say hi? >> hi! >> so what do we want to ask everybody...
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it's a fair question, what do you want to do in the world, what's your united states role. besides this time going to be tougher and all this bs basically. this guy has had no military experience in his family, he just keeps talking about how tough he's going to be. >> the scary thing about this campaign is that we don't have any idea what he wants to do or which policies he's going to support. we saw the stock market go up 200 points today. romney is allegedly running on the economy. well, for most people, the economy isn't the unemployment figures. the economy is two things, your house value, and your 401(k). housing values are going back up, and the market is almost back to where it was almost four years ago, so the one thing that he has, he doesn't really have. >> and consumer confidence is also going up, joe. >> this question i have about romney, do you following the campaign expect that someday he'll go to georgetown or george washington university or somewhere, and give us a grand look at the world that mitt romney would like to lead america into? is he going to do t
it's a fair question, what do you want to do in the world, what's your united states role. besides this time going to be tougher and all this bs basically. this guy has had no military experience in his family, he just keeps talking about how tough he's going to be. >> the scary thing about this campaign is that we don't have any idea what he wants to do or which policies he's going to support. we saw the stock market go up 200 points today. romney is allegedly running on the economy....